William Paul Joseph McCrossan (born May 20, 1942) is a
Canadian
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actuary
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and former
Member of Parliament
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.
Background
McCrossan was born in Toronto. An
actuary
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by profession, McCrossan has served as president of the
Canadian Institute of Actuaries
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. He was employed by
Canada Life Assurance
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prior to being elected to the House of Commons.
Politics
He represented the
riding of
York—Scarborough
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as a
Progressive Conservative from 1978, when he was elected in a
by-election
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until his defeat in the
1980 general election. As an MP, he introduced a private member's bill, Bill C-255, the ''Public Pensions Reporting Act'', which passed unanimously. He also supported the passage of the ''Non-smokers' Rights Act'', which was introduced by a
New Democratic Party
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member of parliament,
Lynn McDonald
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He was re-elected in the
1984 election, but lost to
Liberal
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Politics
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Jim Karygiannis
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in the redistributed riding of
Scarborough—Agincourt
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in the
1988 election.
He attempted to return to
politics
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in the riding of
Scarborough East
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It initially consisted the eastern part of the Borough of Scarborough, although its boundaries were adjusted several times. It ...
in the
2000 federal election but was defeated.
Later life
From 1995 to 1996, he was president of the
International Actuarial Association
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History
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. In 2001, he was named to the Standards Advisory Council of the
International Accounting Standards Committee
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. He was a consulting actuary and partner at Eckler Partners Ltd., now known as Eckler Ltd. He served on the advisory committee for Sir
Derek Morris Derek Morris may refer to:
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's review of the actuarial profession in the
United Kingdom
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, known as the ''Morris Review''.
In 2010, McCrossan was named to the
New Brunswick
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Task Force on Protecting Pensions.
Pension task force members named
Government of New Brunswick, Justice and Consumer Affairs, 7 December 2010.
Electoral record
References
External links
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1942 births
Canadian actuaries
Canadian people of Irish descent
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Politicians from Toronto
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs